GIVE THE GIFT OF THE REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH Dear friends and allies, Marcia is an undocumented member of Solidarity Across Borders who lost her vision two years ago due to Quebec’s refusal to give healthcare to undocumented migrants. Montreal Association…
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Marcia will get help from Montreal Association from the Blind at last, despite immigration status
Marcia, a blind, undocumented woman, learned yesterday that she would finally receive help from the Montreal Association for the Blind. Marcia has been trying to access the rehabilitation services she needs since she lost her sight in December 2015. She…
Undocumented Blind Woman Seeks Access to Vital Rehabilitation Services Based on Need, not Status in Coderre’s Sanctuary City
Montreal, 24 May 2017 — For more than a year, Marcia*, a blind undocumented woman, has been trying to access essential rehabilitation services offered by the Montreal Association for the Blind (MAB-Mackay). She was repeatedly denied access because of her…
Timeline: Marcia’s Year-Long Fight for Access
1981 Marcia arrives in Montreal on the invitation of a friend. She is 22 years old. She soon begins to work as a nanny. She remains in Canada with irregular status. 1982-2012. She continues to work as nanny and housekeeper…
MAB-Mackay: Healthcare based on need, not immigration status. Stop the discrimination! Access for All!
Call for Signatures The City of Montreal adopted the “Déclaration désignant Montréal Ville Sanctuaire” on 20 February 2017. However, Montreal is very far from being a Sanctuary City, as this situation shows! facebook The Montreal Association for the Blind (MAB-Mackay)…
Call for donations: Support day-to-day survival for a blind, undocumented woman
Make a donation here!! >>> https://www.youcaring.com/marcia-671343 Dear friends and allies, Members of Solidarity Across Borders are supporting an undocumented woman who has lived, worked and built community in Montreal for more than half her life, for over 30 years. At…